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Hi All

I have had this stored in my shed, probably for the best part of 20 years! It used to belong to my grandad who used to run it round our local county showground sites. It has the little coal store on the back but is actually powered by some sort of battery .

I know very little about it. I was told my grandad built it (and he was an engineer) and i remember having rides on it as a kid round the tracks, so i know it used to work.

I think its a 5" gauge but again, know very little about trains.

I was hoping to sell it and put the money towards some sort of automotive project but was wondering if anyone here knows about this sort of thing and would know potential value? obviously if it was steam powered, it would probably be worth more but i'd rather it be used than sit in my shed for another 20 years getting battered by bikes and kids and what not!

I was going to try and get it running with the help of an old car battery just to see if it runs, but again, not sure if this is the right idea!

Many Thanks for any help
James

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